February 2015 – Page 59 – North Platte Post Archive

Nebraska Women in Agriculture to Host 30th Conference

Posted on February 8, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Women in Agriculture Conference will celebrate its 30th year with a conference teaching Nebraska women how to improve their farms, ranches and communities.

The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Kearney on Feb. 26-27.

Speakers will include Rebecca Long-Chaney of Elwood, Neb., Carla McCullough from the Department of Environmental Quality and Madeline Schultz from Iowa State University.

Attendees can also choose from 32 workshops on topics including crops and livestock marketing, estate planning, insurance, agronomy, nutrition, social media, entrepreneurship and disaster preparation.

Registration costs $110, but will increase to $130 after Feb. 13. To register, call 402-472-9053.

Wilkie Downs Waterloo With OT Goal

Posted on February 8, 2015February 8, 2015

WATERLOO, Ia. – After 62 minutes of scoreless hockey, Chris Wilkie gave the Tri-City Storm (24-10-5) their tenth consecutive victory with an overtime-winning goal at 2:13 of the extra frame. The 1-0 win over the Waterloo Black Hawks (14-21-4) was Tri-City’s first overtime win of the season and their first win at Young Arena since Feb. 18, 2008.

Storm goaltender Jared Rutledge earned his first shutout of the season, making 32 saves in the win. Wilkie’s tally was his 23rd of the year, and came with assists from Mason Appleton and Mattias Goransson.

The current winning streak has tied the team’s all-time record, which was set back on March 5, 2004.

Cale Morris was also exceptional for Waterloo on the night, finishing with 25 saves in the game.

In addition to the lack of goals, each team only gave the other a single power play opportunity, of which neither squad could capitalize on.

Tri-City has hold of second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 53 total points. They remain four points behind first-place Sioux City.

The Storm will close out three games in three days on Sunday afternoon with a 3:05 p.m. start against Waterloo.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Chase Berger, along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
(no scoring)

2nd Period

(no scoring)

3rd Period
(no scoring)

Overtime
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (Mason Appleton, Mattias Goransson) 2:13

PENALTIES

1st Period
Waterloo – Brock Boeser – (Hooking), 2 min, 11:51
Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Holding), 2 min, 11:51

2nd Period

Waterloo – Alex Robert – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 2:01
Tri-City – Mattias Goransson – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 19:54

3rd Period
(no penalties)

Overtime
(no penalties)

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/1

Waterloo – 0/1

Shots

Tri-City: 7, 11, 7, 1 = Total: 26
Waterloo: 12, 11, 9, 0 = Total: 32

Saves
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 32/32
Waterloo – Cale Morris – 25/26

Nebraska Board of Ed Member Standing Firm on Refusal to Resign

Posted on February 7, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Embattled Nebraska State Board of Education member Pat McPherson is again insisting he will not resign, this time following a verbal tug-of-war between his supporters and those who say he should resign over racist comments made in his now defunct blog.

The 17 people who spoke during the public comment period of Friday’s Education Board’s meeting were nearly equally divided in their support for and opposition to McPherson.

Many, including other Education Board members, have called on McPherson to step down following several blog posts referred to President Barack Obama as a “half-breed.”

McPherson, a Republican, has disavowed the posts and said he did not write them. He reiterated after Friday’s public comments that he will not resign.

Dubnyk gets Another Shutout as Wild beat Avalanche 1-0

Posted on February 7, 2015February 8, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 18 shots for his fourth shutout in nine starts with Minnesota, leading the Wild to a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

With just over 5 minutes left in the third period, Dubnyk turned away five Colorado shots on a power play to preserve the lead as Wild fans chanted “Dooooob” for their recently-acquired goalie.

One of those five shots was a wrister by Matt Duchene that sneaked between Dubnyk’s legs, but Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin swiped it out before it crossed the line.

Since being acquired from Arizona rade from Arizona on Jan. 14, Dubnyk is 7-1 with a 1.30 goals-against average to help the Wild climb back into the playoff race.

Minnesota has won five straight in regulation for the first time since March 25, 2013.

NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Defeats Northwest Kansas Tech

Posted on February 7, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks 72-48 on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Knights led at halftime 32-23.

Lady Knight head coach Dick Thurin said, “This was our most complete game. We had balanced scoring, played good team defense, and a lot of people contributed.”

The Lady Knights, 12-10 on the season, were led in scoring by Ester Micheva with 17 points. April Stull added 16 points, which moved her into the top 10 in scoring on the Lady Knights all-time scoring list. Sarah Mahr and T’Keyah Stapleton were the other two Lady Knights in double figures with 13 and 10 points respectively. Maddie Seamann and Mahr led the Lady Knights in rebounding with 5 rebounds each.

The Lady Mavericks, now 7-19 on the year, had two players in double figures. Nasha Bile had 16 points and Rayven Smith had 15 points.

The Lady Knights were to play Monday night at home against York College Junior Varsity. The game has been cancelled. They do return to action on February 13 when they travel to Torrington, Wyoming to play Eastern Wyoming College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CST.

Bills to Sign Incognito, Key Figure in Bullying Scandal

Posted on February 7, 2015

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have agreed in principle to sign Richie Incognito, the offensive guard who has been out of football since 2013 after being one of the central figures in the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal.

The Bills announced the move in a two-paragraph release Saturday night.

Incognito has nine seasons of NFL experience, and briefly played for the Bills in 2009. He has not played since being suspended and missing the final eight games of the 2013 season.

The discipline came after an NFL investigation determined Incognito and two other Dolphins offensive linemen engaged in persistent harassment of teammate Jonathan Martin, who left the team. Martin spent last season with San Francisco.

Penn State beats Cold-Shooting Nebraska 56-43

Posted on February 7, 2015

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Geno Thorpe scored 14 points, Brandon Taylor 11 and Penn State was able to take advantage of Nebraska’s cold shooting to beat the Huskers 56-43 on Saturday.

The teams combined for just 35 first-half points before picking up the pace in the second half. Nebraska shot 15 of 51 from the field and just 2 of 20 from 3-point range.

Nebraska (13-10, 5-6 Big Ten) trailed by as many as 11 points late in the game but closed to within 44-41 before Penn State (15-9, 3-8) pulled away with just over 3 minutes to play.

Shep Garner’s 3-pointer, Thorpe’s steal and layup and the same combination from D.J. Newbill gave the Lions a 55-43 lead with 34 seconds to play.

Nebraska, led by 13 points from Terran Petteway and 12 from Shavon Shields, has yet to win a road game in conference play.

Jordan’s 25 leads St. John’s past Creighton 84-66

Posted on February 7, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Rysheed Jordan hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, both career highs, to lead St. John’s to an 84-66 win over Creighton on Saturday.

D’Angelo Harrison, who became the third Red Storm player to reach 2,000 points in the previous game and was honored before the game, celebrated with 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. It was his 100th career double-double.

Phil Green IV added 13 points for the Red Storm (15-8, 4-6 Big East).

Geoffrey Groselle had 13 points and Rick Kreklow had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Bluejays (11-14, 2-10).

St. John’s bolted to a 9-0 lead, pushed that to 15-2 and led 52-30 at the half.

The Red Storm shot 55.4 percent for the game, including 11 of 20 3-pointers, and was 11 of 13 from the line. Jordan was 9 of 12 from the field, 6 of 8 behind the arc.

NY Mom Charged with Threatening to Blow Up Daughter’s School

Posted on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a mother got so angry when told that her daughter had failed a New York state exam that she threatened to bomb the school.

Karen Shearon pleaded not guilty when she was arraigned Friday on a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge.

A court complaint says the 48-year-old told a Staten Island high school guidance counselor Tuesday she was “going to blow up the school.”

She says a school representative called her at work repeatedly that day.

The Staten Island Advance says Shearon says she “never made such a phone call” and suggested the school would have been evacuated if she had indeed made such a threat.

The city Department of Education said the school immediately notified police of the threat.

Study Dings Nebraska’s Attempt to Privatize Child Welfare

Posted on February 7, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new study at the request of Nebraska lawmakers says Nebraska’s attempt to privatize its child welfare system has produced no measurable benefits.

The study compared results achieved by state child welfare workers and by the Nebraska Families Collaborative, the private agency that manages child welfare cases in the Omaha area.

The study found no cost savings and no significant difference in outcomes for children and families.

State lawmakers commissioned the study last year, as part of a bill authorizing the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to extend its contract with the collaborative into 2015.